In our first episode of Season 2, we speak with Bermet Talant (Journalist, Reuters Institute Fellow, @ser_ou_parecer) about the recent presidential el...

In our last episode of 2020, we look back at some of our favorite clips from the year. We review Georgian words with Thomas Wier and historical swindl...

This week our guest is Hans Gutbrod (@HansGutbrod). Hans has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and is a lecturer...

This week we reflect on the role of the US president in domestic and foreign policy. We question the power of the office and evaluate the currency of ...

This week we speak with Ian Kelly (Former US Ambassador to OSCE, Georgia; Professor at Northwestern University @ikelly731) about the origins of the on...

In a normal year diplomats and policy wonks converge on NYC in late September for the UN General Assembly. On this episode of Spicy World we discuss t...

This week we interview Shingi Mavima (PhD in African American and African studies from MSU, Assistant Professor at University of Toledo, author of the...

This week we speak with Sasha St John Murphy (Visiting Research Fellow at Minsk Dialogue @SashaStJMurphy) about the ongoing protests in Minsk and thro...

This week we interview Maximilian Hess (Head of political risk at AKE Group, FPRI Fellow, @zakavkaza) about all things sovereign debt and the implicat...

This week, we interview Karena Avedissian (@KarenaAV, researcher focused on issues of governance, justice, and security in Eurasia) about the recent e...